Kalle Ylitalo

Composer and Musician

Who?

Kalle Ylitalo’s list of compositions includes music for chamber ensembles, solo instruments, video games, multi-art projects and progressive rock groups. Ylitalo’s music is filled with strong melodies, vivid atmospheres, unexpected textures of sound and polyrhythmic patterns. Whether the mood is bleak or hopeful, there seems to be plenty of life and color in the texture of the music.

Currently Ylitalo is working on a series of chamber pieces called Connect. The theme of the series is the experience of sacredness and connection to one’s experience without the demand of religious context or dogma. The music is Ylitalo at his most minimalistic.

As a musician Ylitalo works on theatre stages and television playing electric and double bass. He’s a regular in Katja Lappi’s musical productions, like on the TV-show Putous and the apocalyptic revue Maailmanlopun revyy.

His more experimental side as a bassist can be heard in his solo work, the progressive group Stringpurée Band and the art-pop group Arosa Ensemble.

Currently Ylitalo is working on Hevoshuijari, a musical play produced by the Opera of Kerava. The music is arranged and conducted by Iikka Kotaja.